Remedy for Teacher Shortage Seen in Larger Salaries Aid
The piece notes ex Secretary Lane states 143,000 public school teachers resigned last year as salaries lagged living costs. Cities like Philadelphia St Louis Memphis New York faced heavy resignations with thousands of classes teacherless and 118,000 children sent home. The Public Education Association backs bills in Albany to raise minimum salaries to 1400 or 1600 with flat increases, urging legislature action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Interior Department
Philadelphia
Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
San Francisco
New York City
Public Education Association
Albany
New York Outlook
Power Resources Of British Columbia Power Resources Of British Columbia
British Columbia holds vast water power, equivalent to five Niagaras, with daily flow capable of about three million horsepower. Government engineers estimate power potential far exceeds current output, enough to power 40 cities of Vancouver size. Harnessing these rivers could transform provincial industry and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Falls
Niagara
Vancouver
New Westminster
Greater Vancouver
Exchange and Production as Barometers of Trade
The piece argues exchange rates reflect the trade balance. It asserts a dollar is a promise to pay but redeemable by commodities. Gold is not the only redeeming value. wheat pulp paper lumber fish coal and other exportable goods can back a note. It says boosting production and retrenchment excessive luxury spending will tighten imports with exports.
Islands Declared Grazing Grounds for Muskox and Reindeer
An order set aside three Northwest Territories islands Southampton Manser and Goat s for muskox and reindeer grazing. The move follows recommendations from a government commission led by Dr J G Rutherford citing ample forage and suitable climate on the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Rutherford
Northwest Territories
Southampton
Manser
Goat's
Auto and Highways as an Economy for City Life
The piece argues that cars and better roads cut living costs by allowing urban dwellers to live farther from rent districts while saving time and enabling garden living. It notes cars once luxuries, now necessities, and stresses economical operation to balance economy versus luxury.
Far North Expedition Heads From Winnipeg
A Dominion government expedition led by F. H. Kitto leaves Winnipeg to explore northern Canada this summer. The party will travel about 4000 miles north along waterways to the Mackenzie Yukon divide, reach Dawson City, and descend to Vancouver. Kitto will visit Fort Fitzgerald buffalo country and inspect a 16 mile joint Canada Alberta vehicular road to Fort Smith. He will also survey Stewart Lake mining properties and plans to return in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnipeg
F. H. Kitto
Natural Resources Intelligence
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Mackenzie
Yukon
Porcupine River
Dawson City
Vancouver
Kitto
Buffalo Country
Fort Fitzgerald
Dominion
Alberta
Fort Smith
Makenzie
Stewart Lake
Free Press
Go North to Build Steamers for Lamson and Hubbard
A party of 31 shipyard mechanics left Vancouver for Edmonton and then Peace River to construct steamers for Lamson and Hubbard as they enter the transportation business. Nine were from Victoria and the rest from Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Edmonton
Peace River
Lamson and Hubbard Company
Victoria
Gas Flow Struck at Grattan Coulee Alberta
A gas flow estimated at 6,000,000 cubic feet per day was struck at Grattan Coulee eight miles from Wainwright Alberta. The discovery marks a notable energy find in the area with potential regional impact on supply and development plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grattan Coulee
Wainwright
Alta
Latent Value of Our Straw Stacks
Burning straw stacks are a familiar sight to Western travellers. Studies on using straw as a raw material faced high transport and manufacture costs, keeping straw underutilized. Strawboard proved uneconomic in the West. but rising pulpwood costs spur development of substitutes. Canada imported 4850 tons of strawboard in 1918, mostly made abroad, while Canadian straw remained unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrest
Canada
Shelter belts protect farms from wind and soil loss
The article argues that trees on farms serve as wind breaks, protect soil from drifting, provide shade for stock, and enable fruit trees and ornamentals. It urges settlers in prairie provinces to leave belt strips along western sides and around buildings, maintaining about 200 feet from structures to prevent snow drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Grasshopper plague concerns prompt Alberta action
The United Farmers of Alberta focus on the grasshopper outbreak reported last year across the province. Entomologist E. H. Strickland says the outbreak was confined to the area south and west of Lethbridge and arrangements with the provincial government are underway to buy material for an active campaign if the invasion returns this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Farmers of Alberta
E. H. Strickland
Dominion Laboratory
Alberta
Lethbridge
Strickland
Gardening For Schools in Ottawa Public System
Dr. J. H. Putman describes Ottawa’s school garden program in the Agricultural Gazette. A central one acre garden and home clubs link schools to practical soil, drainage, germination, and weed lessons. Each class receives a 22 by 43 foot vegetable plot and 16 by 20 foot flower plot with a perpetual border to show seasonal bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Putman
Ottawa
Agricultural Gazette
Department of Agriculture
Putman
Farm and City Ties Tighten as Auction Sales Rise
The Huntingdon Quebec Gleaner notes a spike in farm auction sales driven by labor shortages and high prices. It argues city wage levels push farmers to move labor to urban shops and calls for farm efficiency to meet city pay, warning of broader Canada wide economic strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Huntingdon
Trace Convicts by Plane Proposed in Manitoba
Manitoba police chief Lieut Col J G Rattray says convicts could be traced by air to reach areas not served by rail. A local airplane company would hold a plane at the disposal of the provincial police for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
J. G. Rattray
Rattray
Old Salt Confesses Encounter With Shark
A sailor recounts falling overboard and being seized by a shark who grabbed his leg. The story ends with the old salt humorously noting he did not argue with sharks and let them have their way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
War Stricken Europe Reforms After San Remo Conference
Prime Minister Lloyd George hailed the San Remo conference as a major step in Europe’s convalescence. He said Allies are united on enforcing the treaty and resisting French annexation of German territory, insisting on no Alsace Lorraine repetition and considering German indemnity terms. He warned of German famine and stressed a non militarist mood in both Germany and France, while noting Britain’s mandate over Mesopotamia and open trade with Russia.
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Europe
San Remo
Lloyd George
House of Commons
France
England
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Ofiers
M. Millerand
Great Britain
Italy
Armenia
Mosales
Russia
U.S
Great Wealth of Northern Manitoba
Commissioner R C Wallace says comprehensive development in mining lumbering and pulpwood manufacture is underway in Northern Manitoba with big changes expected in the summer. The Pas Lumber Company begins logging camps in Carrot River district and enlarges its Pas mill to meet demand. logs cut in Saskatchewan are floated down for lumber. Ottawa syndicate holds concessions and pulp resources may be developed. Flin Flon syndicate outlines mining plans as prospectors prepare to move in when travel permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Wallace
Manitoba
Pas Lumber Company
Carrot River
Pas
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Commi
Ner
Flin Flon Syndicate
Profitable Canadian Farm Purchase Tied to Exchange Rate
An American farmer, after selling his Iowa farm for 300 dollars per acre, found the favorable Canada U S exchange left him 345 dollars for each 300. He bought a Canadian farm at 45 dollars per acre, ending with the same money he sold for, and plans to urge mid western farmers to relocate to Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Prince Alberta
Iowa
States
Ontario cheese boards to be abolished by convention
Dairy farmers join to abolish district boards and route all Ontario cheese shipments to Montreal for sale through the Board of Trade. Salesmen and buyers will be eliminated, delivering a large saving in expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Montreal
Board of Trade
Geddes Urges Ireland Self-Government Without Outside Interference
New British ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes told a New York audience that Irish affairs should be resolved by the Irish themselves when home rule takes effect. He said nonresidents should step aside to let Ireland grapple with its political issues and urged world interest to do likewise. He noted Russia’s status and said US and Britain were in talks on reopening trade with Russia.
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New York
Ireland
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Sir Auckland
Russia
Great Britain
Way To Do It Speech Urges Global Restock Of Goods
Sir Auckland Geddes told a London luncheon that cheap goods will return only after the world is restocked. He urged government to lower prices and citizens to curb consumption, work hard, and boost factory output and trading efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
British Association of Trade and Technical Journals
Auckland Geddes
British Board of Trade
United States
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Masterman blasts Germany over aviation depots scandal
General Masterman of the Entente Commission condemns Germany for obstructing the Inter Allied Commission in its Germany mission. He says three secret aviation material depots were found near Berlin and asserts increased facilities would reveal more depots if allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Masterman
Entent Commission of Control
Germany
Inter-Allied Commission
Gen. Masterman
Berlin
Aerial Transport Plans Hangar Construction in Ontario
The Aerial Transport Company secures sites at Tuxedo Winnipeg and prepares buildings. Tenders are called for the erection of a hangar at Kenora Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerial Transport Company
Tuxedo
Winnipeg
Kenora
Ont
What's in A Name May I call you by your fist Hename
The Yale Record playfully questions names and formality in a humorous piece about how to address people. It riffs on given names and surnames with light wordplay and social observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale Record
Iceland Applies for League of Nations Membership
Iceland has formally applied for membership in the League of Nations. Other applications to be heard at the Rome meeting of the league council include the republic of Georgia San Marino and Luxembourg.
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Iceland
League of Nations
Rome
Council of the League
Republic of Georgia
San Marino
Luxembourg
First Crop of Wild Oats Inspires Cautious Sowing
A columnist argues that a failed first crop should not justify sowing a second failed crop. The piece urges lessons from early missteps to guide prudent agricultural choices and future crop planning.
Go Yourself, Not A Friend On A Fool’s Errand
A practical maxim urges taking direct action rather than sending someone else. The saying counsels personal responsibility and accountability in pursuing tasks or solving problems. It emphasizes hands on effort over delegation.
Isinglass Gelatine Range Findings
The report notes that Isinglass contains from eight to ninety three percent gelatine, indicating wide variability in composition and potential quality concerns for its use in clarifying liquids and gelling agents.
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Hopper Post
United Farmers’ of Alberta
Erin
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